Bearing for the spindles of latches.



BEARING POR T HE SPINDLESOF LATCHES.

APPLIUATLON FILED MAR. 1s, 1903.

alo MODEL.

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PATENT GEEICE.

FRIEDRICH WILHELMYLSCHNEIDER, OF. SOEST, GERMANY.

BEARlNc FOR THE SPIND'LES OFLATCHES;

SPEIFICATION' forming part of Letters Patent No. 746,176, dated December 8, 1903.

Application flied-Merch 1s, 190s. semi No. 143.426. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom t may concern.-

Be it known that I, FRIEDRICH WILHELM SCHNEIDER, gentleman, a subject of the Em-V peror of Germany, residing at 13 `Jacobi-l spindle prevents the handles or knobs of the Y fastening and the spindle becoming loose even after it has been some time in use and the door has become warped by drying or from other causes. be applied to all existing fastenings without requiring them to be altered in any way, as has hitherto been the case with devices of this nature. Also the assembling together and taking apart of the several positions can be effected in a simple and leasy manner.

In the accompanying drawings I illustrate an improved bearing embodying myinvention.

Figure l is a horizontal section of the bearing. `Fig. 2 is a sectional side elevation thereof on the line A B, Fig. 1.

Referring to the figures, the slee'ves'ct and b, through which the spindle d is passed, are

rigidly connected together by a bow or bent piece c. In the free space inclosed by this bow c between the two'bearing-sleeves d and b is situated the latch or lock h, so that the bow c embraces the same. Theholes in the casing of the door-fastening for the spindle are in line with the sleeves ce and b.

Preferably the bow c and the twosleeves a and b are formed in one, though the sleeves may be separately made and rigidly united to' the bow-casting. Before inserting the This bearing device can v In accordance with the construction of the follower the spindle CZ is either square in section or cylindrical with a longitudinal groove for a feather key, or it may be of other convenient section. Y

For the purpose of securingl the handles g g the spindle projects on both sides beyond the sleeves d and b and is secured by a knob e at each side. Each knob e is grooved on the base, into which grooves the ends of the sleeves fit, while the spindle at the part where it enters each knob e is secured thereto by a pin f. Y

The spindle is turned in the usual manner by means of the handles g g, fitted to the knobs e e, and the latch is so operated.

To secure the device to a door, a plate t' is cast on one side of the bow, and after the bearing device has been inserted in position a similar plate lc is placed on the other side and secured in-a suitable manner to the door.

Having now particularly described and ascertain ed the nature of my said invention and in what manner the same is to be performed,

sleeves formed separate from and arranged on opposite sides of the lock and forming bearings for the spindle thereof, and a bent piece rigidly connecting said sleeves and extending across' the lockcasing within the recess or 'socket vin which the lock is placed and adapted to be secured against the side of the door to which'the lock is applied.v

8. The combination with a lock, ofY two sleeves separate from the lock and connected arranged on opposite sides of the lock and name to this specification in the presence 0f Connected by a bent piece extending about two subscribing Witnesses. the rear end of the lock, a, spindle extending l l through the lock and said sleeves, and knobs FRIEDRICH WILHELM SCHNEIDER' 5 01 handpieees secured to the outer ends of Witnesses:

both said sleeves and spindle. OTTO KNIG,

In testimony whereof I have signed my 1 ALBERT I-IEMSING. 

